By Wu Siya

 

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (China Economic Net) – “Established in 2011, we are one of the three largest manufacturers specialized in the Civil Airport ground support equipment (GSE) who provides customers a wide range of aviation special vehicles, including but not limited to airplane passenger stairs, Aircraft ambulift, bulk cargo loader, water service truck, lavatory service trucks, Aircraft garbage truck,” a staff at Jiangsu Tianyi Aviation Industy Co., Ltd, introduced to China Economic Net, with proud. However, at ongoing 2023 China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), the highlights brought by the “little giant” firms do not stop there.

 

 

“Look! Our light load electric catering truck is equipped with L4 level autonomous driving system and is completely driven by pure electric drive, complying with the new energy standards set by our country.”

 

 

The reporter learned that at CISCE, Tianyi exhibited diversified green and smart intelligent civil aviation equipment, including the COMAC ARJ21 light-load new energy aviation catering truck, connecting bridge, C919 green energy supply rodless tractor, and so on, all of which comply with not only the civil aviation industry standards, but also the national new energy vehicle standards.

 

At present, Tianyi have over 120 employees, boast an annual sales figure that exceed RMB150 million, most of the products has passed the approval of civil aviation administration of China (CAAC). 

 

As a comprehensive partner of Huawei’s 5G airport innovation technology, a leading enterprise of airport 5G intelligent NEVs, as well as one of the participating units in the formulation of national standards in the field of civil aviation equipment, Tianyi has taken the lead in developing safe anti-collision and aircraft landing technology, a new energy equipment big data supervision platform, L4 level unmanned driving technology, etc., and have realized the integration and application of the above technologies, fully promoting the new energy and digital transformation of domestic civil aviation industry.

 

It is learned that among the exhibitors at the CISCE from 55 countries and regions, nearly 40 are Belt and Road partners. In recent years, Tianyi has actively expanded markets in countries along the BRI. Since April this year, Saudi Arabian Airlines from the Middle East, Malaysia Airlines and Indonesian Airlines from Southeast Asia, and Cubana Aviaimport S.A. from Caribbean area have visited the company to inspect and sign purchase agreements, with an export value of USD 15 million, which has played a positive role in stabilizing the global supply chain of special civil aviation equipment.

 

In 2019, the carbon dioxide emissions of global aviation industry accounted for 1.8 percent of the world's total, but it was as high as 1.06 billion tons. From November 20 to 24, 2023, the Third ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) was held in Dubai, UAE. By the adoption of a new ICAO Global Framework for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), Lower Carbon Aviation Fuels (LCAF) and other Aviation Cleaner Energies, ICAO and its Member States have agreed to strive to achieve a collective global aspirational Vision to reduce CO2 emissions in international aviation by 5 per cent by 2030, compared to zero cleaner energy use.

 

Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, emphasized the framework will bring about a major shift in the aviation and sustainable clean fuel industries and will also encourage investment in clean aviation energy.

 

With such an opportunity, Tianyi will be deeply involved in the next decade of Belt and Road Initiative cooperation, forming technological, industrial and market symbiosis for the countries along the route, and ultimately contributing to the mutual benefit symbiosis marked by the upgrading of the bilateral supply chain.